Vocab 1
Give synonyms for 'talented'
brilliant\ ace
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in CAPITALS.
1. Mary is ______ at cooking events so we need to find someone else to help us with dinner. (HOPE)
2. Mark is such a _______ football player. He must have practiced a lot. (skill)
hopeless
skilful
True or False?
We can use Present Perfect Continuous with state verbs.
False
What grammar structures do we use to express abilities?
can, be able to, manage to
What does success mean to you?
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Choose the correct preposition:
Stop complaining on\about\ for everything
The book picks up at\in\on the problems of the minorities.
about
on
Choose the correct preposition:
1. I have an aptitude ____ maths
2. Dima is an expert ___ Greek mythology
3. She is gifted ___ drawing
for
in
at
Open the brackets:
1. They _____ (live) in London since 2004
2. She ______ (drink) three cups of coffee this morning.
have lived\ have been living
has drunk
Find and correct the mistakes.
1. He is able to recite a poem by the time he was 3.
2. Once when I was 19 I could get the first place in a swimming competition.
was able
was able\ managed to
What's the name of 'the human computer'? what about 'the human camera'?
Daniel Tammet
Stephen Wiltshire
Rearrange the letters to complete the sentences:
1. Lionel Andrés Messi is a (scoldlawrs) footballer.
2. She is a high (vreiceha) and is always at the top.
3. They offered me a great (nypopoitrtu). I can't miss it.
world-class
achiever
opportunity
Ex. 5A, p. 90 (3 points)
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Correct the mistakes:
1. She has been practicing Spanish 2 years, she is a pro now.
2. They haven’t been knowing each other for very long
3. I've made a cake, that's why the kitchen is such a mess.
She has been practicing Spanish for 2 years, she is a pro now.
They haven’t known each other for very long.
I've been making a cake, that's why the kitchen is such a mess.
Ex 4A, p. 90
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Who is the richest men in the world according to Forbes?
Elon Musk
Choose the correct preposition:
1. Mary works very hard at his studies and puts _____a lot of hours.
2. Can you pay ____ this dress?
3. Don't laugh ___ me. I'm completely serious right now.
4. You should practice a lot to master ____ a skill.
in
for
at
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Card 6 (qualifications)
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Make sentences using the present perfect simple or continuous:
1. What / you / do / all evening?
2. Ashley / always / hate / cooking for others.
3. How long / he / know Stacy for?
4. We / plan / to visit Poland for years.
1. what have you been doing all evening?
2. Ashley has always hated cooking for others
3. How long has he known Stacy for?
4. We have been planning to visit Poland for years.
Put the words in the correct order:
1. was / he / read / four / when / could / he?
2. she / always / manage / eight / doesn’t / to / before / work / leave
3. able / again / she / over / fell / and / to / wasn’t / get / up
4. catch / were / fl ight / you / earlier / able / the / to?
1 Could he read when he was four?
2. She doesn’t always manage to leave work before eight.
3. She fell over and wasn’t able to get up again.
4. Were you able to catch the earlier fl ight?
Ex. 1A, p. 90. Choose 1 quote. Agree or disagree with it. Use phrases to express opinion from this Unit ;)
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